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ij;j By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist
There’s A Barbecue
in The Wind
Hie nip of Fall doesn’t
have to mean that the out*
door cooking season has
come to and end. Quite the
contrary. Some of the nicest
ingredients for a gathering
of family and friends are an
invigorating day and the air
In times like these ...
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pungent with barbecuing
poultry.
If you have never bar
becued turkey, now is a good
time to try something new.
Hie U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) reports
that turkeys are plentiful for
October. That means that
there will be more than
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enough turkeys on the
market to meet national
requirements. Begin your
barbecue with high quality,
young, tender-meated birds.
When shopping for turkey,
look for the USDA grade
shield on the label. If means
that the. poultry has been
graded for quality by a
Federal or Federal-State
grader.
Turkey halves, quarters,
or pieces are especially good
for barbecuing. Allow % to 1
pound per person. Small
turkey quarter roasts are
also excellent for bar
becuing. Or, young fryer
roaster turkeys weighing 6 to
8 pounds can be cut into
individual servings.
The key to a successful
charcoal barbecue is to wait
until the flames have
diminished leaving a solid
bed of glowing coals. Poultry
tastes best when broiled over
hot coals, not in flame or
smoke. Start the fire at least
30 minutes ahead of time so
you’ll have plenty of time for
the coals to bum down to
ash-gray before the cooking
starts.
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When the fire is ready,
brush the turkey with melted
butter or margarine, or your
favorite barbecue sauce. The
center of the grill will be
hotter than the outside
edges, so place small pieces
like wings, legs, or thighs,
near the edges to avoid over
browning. Cooking time
ranges from 1 to 1% hours
depending on the size and
thickness of the pieces. Turn
and baste occasionally to
assure even cooking.
Before and after the
barbecue, poultry should be
handled with care. Keep
frozen poultry hard-frozen
Savings look
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until time to thaw, knd cook
promptly after thawing. Use
fresh-chilled poultry within 1
to 2 days. Completely cook
poultry at one time.
Cleaning Up Helps
Prevent Home Fleet
Dispose of ordinary trash
and rubbish regularly. Keep
attic, basement and closets
free of accumulations of old
clothing, mattresses,
curatina, drapes, lamp
shades, newspapers, and
books.
Hang up oily mops and
keep oiley rags in closed
metal containers.
Empty ashtrays only when
sure the contents are
completely cold, and use
ashtrays large enough and
deep enough to keep burning
cigarettes from failing out.
Have your heating
equipment checked and
cleaned at least once a year.
Check appliance and
extension cordis regularly for
broken or frayed insulation
and loose connections, and
replace promptly when
faulty.
Store paints and solvents
away from heat, and dispose
of empty and nearly empty
containers promptly.
Keep garage free of
clutter, and store gasoline
only in tightly capped,
clearly marked metal cans -
never in glass jars or jugs.
Keep kitchen range clean
of grease spatters; exhaust
ducts should be cleaned out
so smoke can travel through
them easily; keep the fan
and suction mechanism and
other parts of the exhaust
hood over the range free of
grease. Include the outside
as well as the inside of your
property in the spring clean
up schedule, so dry leaves,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct 19,1974
grass and branches left after
winter's storms do not
become fire hazards.
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Again this year, I and the
children enjoyed the Fall
Harvest at Landis Valley •
Pa. Farm Museum. Cindy
inquired as to the proper
manner of braiding corn
husks for mats and Philip
was interested in how
threshing was done with a
steam traction engine.
As I watched the soap
boiling in a large iron kettle 1
was reminded of the days
when my mother regularly
made our soap. One
memorable morning was the
day after a batch had been
made and left to harden over
night. On this particular
morning while slicing the
soap in pieces with a butcher
knife she cut a rat in half
which had fallen into the pot
during the night. Things
don’t always turn out the
way they are supposed to.
We had a chance to taste
an unusual pie In the Set'
tier’s cabin at the Museum.
We did not get a recipe but
the next day I tried to
duplicate it and the family
liked the onion pie which I
Mushroom Industry
Receives Help
U.S. Senator Hugh Scott
(R-Pa.) has received
assurances from the White
House that the depressed
mushroom industry would be
eligible lor financial
assistance from the Small
Business Administration
under an expedited
prodecure.
Scott and Senator Richard
S. Schweiker (R-Pa.) had
strongly recommended that
the Federal Government
provide economic relief to
the U. S. mushroom industry
because of severe economic
losses resulting from
government recalls of
Acting on these hints will
mean more safety for your
family.
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served them for supper
along with spare ribs from a
recently butchered hog and
some fresh swiss chard.
Yesterday, I helped to peel
a bushel of apples for a
dessert which was to be used
at a covered dish supper for
a returned missionary
couple from India. As it was
discovered later, we didn’t
need half of those apples as
the attendance was poor.
Each person was to bring a
dish made from a foreign
country recipe and maybe
tha* scared some people.
Maybe, the suggestion that
they wear a costume from
another country was
responsible for the poor
turnout.
There were interesting
things to be learned. The
families of patients at the
India hospital camp on the
hospital grounds and cook
the food for the sick person.
They are charged $4.00 per
day which seems so low
according to our standards
but in comparison to their
wages it is probably high too.
mushrooms and foreign
governments dumping
subsidized mushrooms on
the-U. S. market.
White House officials
indicated that, failing a
product disaster deter
mination for the mushroom
industry, there are two other
forms of SBA loans for which
the mushroom industry
would be eligible and for
which SBA would provide
expeditious handling. These
are direct government loans
at a low interest rate and
guaranteed loans at the
market interest rate, both
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